Why is Adam Sessler tweeting about being afraid and having to leave the industry?
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I'm Irish, born and raised and no one I know would refer to themselves as a "paddy" ..... it's offensive ...... Try calling someone over here in Belfast a paddy, get your head taken off.
Also for our other poster who says its lighthearted ....... nonsense.
It's been used offensively plenty, even in the 70's a lot of places where still of the mind of no dogs, no blacks, no Irish .
Also for our other poster who says its lighthearted ....... nonsense.
It's been used offensively plenty, even in the 70's a lot of places where still of the mind of no dogs, no blacks, no Irish .
Is that the word people are upset about? Maybe it means something else in the US or something but in Australia it fits your description, it's about as offensive as "pom".
EDIT: well there you go, I had no idea this was an offensive word. It's certainly not used in a derogatory way over here, more a fun comical one.
Yet another word to add to the PC list to remember, I'll bear it in mind, I don't like offending people.
EDIT: well there you go, I had no idea this was an offensive word. It's certainly not used in a derogatory way over here, more a fun comical one.
Yet another word to add to the PC list to remember, I'll bear it in mind, I don't like offending people.
Huh, so maybe the issue is that with reviewers having to buy their own consoles they can't post reviews before launch without paying for an extremely expensive devkit or going to possibly suspicious sony review day and capturing game footage as the HCHP removal isn't their on day one.
Smaller reviews maybe can't keep up if they see it as a precedent that they will maybe have to buy their own first party sony games or review it in a controlled environment. Maybe that's the issue?
Smaller reviews maybe can't keep up if they see it as a precedent that they will maybe have to buy their own first party sony games or review it in a controlled environment. Maybe that's the issue?
Journalists not getting the PS4 sent to them before launch seems really odd to me. It sounds like Sony is ahead of the game when it comes to production.
As for games, Knack is already appearing at some EB locations. Killzone: SF has already been moved up in some listings to November 4th and COD: Ghosts will be out a day later. Most of the other launch games are due out on the 12th. Cutting it a little close if the devs can't send out review copies but I don't see much of an issue with getting reviews out.
I can't imagine that this would be so earth shattering that Sessler would want to leave the industry. Console launches have always been incredibly chaotic.
As for games, Knack is already appearing at some EB locations. Killzone: SF has already been moved up in some listings to November 4th and COD: Ghosts will be out a day later. Most of the other launch games are due out on the 12th. Cutting it a little close if the devs can't send out review copies but I don't see much of an issue with getting reviews out.
I can't imagine that this would be so earth shattering that Sessler would want to leave the industry. Console launches have always been incredibly chaotic.
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Marcus Beer ‏@AnnoyedGamer 7h
If I am to comment on a game or system, I need to install/ set up said product myself. Don't let me do it? I get mighty suspicious.
This seems to be the crux of it all. If they won't allow reviewers to review things in a uncontrolled environment then that's not good for anyone.
Marcus Beer ‏@AnnoyedGamer 7h
If I am to comment on a game or system, I need to install/ set up said product myself. Don't let me do it? I get mighty suspicious.
This seems to be the crux of it all. If they won't allow reviewers to review things in a uncontrolled environment then that's not good for anyone.
https://twitter.com/ManaByte/status/394467795565420545
@ManaByte
When I was at IGN, we stood in line 18 hours to buy our PS2s for work. Any reviewer crying about not getting a free PS4 is a little bitch.
@ManaByte
When I was at IGN, we stood in line 18 hours to buy our PS2s for work. Any reviewer crying about not getting a free PS4 is a little bitch.
Yeah its quite evident that both of these systems are coming in hot. A bigger deal has been made about X1 because we have an insider like CBOAT willing to dish out bad news. But Sony is also taking this down the wire with their OS and network, that much is apparent even to us outsiders lol. We haven't seen one video from either company detailing their OS's or online networks yet.
Just remember I'm just copying & pasting his info my good fellow GAFfers, nothing else.
He added:
"And last thing, could yo copy this to the thread: Im not worried about problems at all with this "problem". I pre-rodered my PS4 long time ago and never even planned to get one for free for Sony. I guess this whole problem going on is a problem with YouTube and not related to either Sony or MS."
He added:
"And last thing, could yo copy this to the thread: Im not worried about problems at all with this "problem". I pre-rodered my PS4 long time ago and never even planned to get one for free for Sony. I guess this whole problem going on is a problem with YouTube and not related to either Sony or MS."
To some extent it does. RPS and GamesIndustry.biz are good examples of different kinds of journalists. GAF's very own borman is a fine example of an investigative journalist (it clicks why I say this when you check out his stuff).
However, the people we try and hold up to the journalist standard are often not journalists to start with.
However, the people we try and hold up to the journalist standard are often not journalists to start with.
That doesn't really explain why Adam would write these tweets,
Also, I want to clarify, this has nothing to do with my employer, Revision 3 or their parent company Discovery who have been wonderful.
I'm sorry if I'm being annoying but I'm having to consider new professional avenues, it's that serious. I'm still human and scared.
This only affects myself and a handful of my colleagues who practice a particular form of coverage of the industry.
He can buy his own PS4.
Also, I want to clarify, this has nothing to do with my employer, Revision 3 or their parent company Discovery who have been wonderful.
I'm sorry if I'm being annoying but I'm having to consider new professional avenues, it's that serious. I'm still human and scared.
This only affects myself and a handful of my colleagues who practice a particular form of coverage of the industry.
He can buy his own PS4.
Regardless of everyone else's rants about saying these journalists are a little bitter about their free review units the latter about the SW and services being worked on is no reason to be upset when no one but Sony or MSFT knows when they want to have things fully working. Before launch is sure but I think these journalists are being a little bit too silly about this.
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